Making the most of a workforce on the move
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2010
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Short, T.
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Human Resource Management International Digest, 2010; 18(2):3-5
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Purpose: Considers the training and development challenges surrounding people who have elected to seek work in a country other than their own.
Design/methodology/approach: Draws on case‐study research conducted in New Zealand, together with relevant literature and focus‐group findings.
Findings: Argues that more should be done to recognize the prior learning of workers who have voluntarily moved from their previous job and seek to integrate into a new environment.
Practical implications: Suggests that HR specialists need to get better at recognizing and evaluating the training needs and skills of voluntarily displaced people.
Social implications: Argues that the extent to which people feel “in place” with their work environment has profound implications for engagement and well‐being; gaining full recognition for prior learning may be especially important to voluntarily displaced workers.
Originality/value: Helps HR specialists and managers to think differently about dealing with displaced workers.
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Copyright 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Ltd